🍌 Joumana Elomar

If you're hiring a product designer, here you go 👇

We reviewed 500+ product applications.

Narrowed it down to 12 people.

But then...

Things changed.

By the time we'd narrowed it down,

We no longer needed product eyes.

We only needed brand, web and motion.

Leaving 12 people we wanted to hire but couldn't.

So we thought...

If we can't hire them, we want you to! ❤️

They are emerging.

New but unproven.

Here they are by region:

🍒 America / Canada
→ Kimberly Fong | kimberlyfong.online
→ Joshua Reyes | joshbreyes.com
→ Natania Rapelo | nataniarapelo.com

🍉 Australia / Asia
→ Nooranah Malberg | nooranahmalberg.com
→ Ayush Wanjari 🌼 | ayushwanjari.com
→ Aaryam Sthapak | https://lnkd.in/gT5xhpBZ
→ Govind Rathi | www.govindrathi.com
→ Nazmus Sakib | dribbble.com/sakib_N
→ Oorja Joshi | oorjajoshi.framer.website

🥝 UK / Africa
→ Effie Basmatzidi | effiebasmatzidi.com
→ Opeyemi Adegboye | https://lnkd.in/gRGhDQqN
→ Naomi Ogunderu | www.bynaomi.work

We saw something in them.

Each were shortlisted for different reasons:

→ An eye for detail
→ An eye for structure
→ An eye for simplicity
→ An eye for problem-solving

So if you're a founder or agency, here you go ❤️

Together, we can hopefully find these emerging designers their next gig!


Warmly,
🍌 Joumana

--

Ps. If you're waiting on a design test, we haven't forgot about you! We're making our way through our list and trying to create as much surface area for as many designers as we can 🫶

If you're hiring a digital designer, here you go 👇

We reviewed 2000 portfolios...

Narrowed it down to the top 1%.

After weeks of agonising,

We hired 3 designers.

But we also had 15 people we loved.

We wanted so badly to hire them...

Especially in this sh*tty market.

But we couldn't justify the growth.

So if we can't hire them...

We want you to! ❤️

Here they are by region:

🍉 Australia / Asia / Africa

→ Asad Saifi | https://lnkd.in/ggDqU2_v
→ Bhavya Gupta | https://bhavya-gupta.com/
→ Raian Hasegawa Best | https://raianbest.online/
→ Amanda Sala | https://lnkd.in/gfi-796j
→ Adarsh Mohan K S | https://lnkd.in/griM4RuX
→ Oluwaseun Fagbemi | https://lnkd.in/gRAFbKzN
→ Kashish Hukku Jani | https://kashishhj.com/
→ Adarsh Prasad V | https://lnkd.in/gD6Wvh-n

🍒 America / Canada

→ Henry Wang | https://hwang.work/
→ Solha Park | https://lnkd.in/gPXXMc3R
→ Madina Starks | https://lnkd.in/ghRNYBpc
→ Luiza Coulaud | https://luizacoulaud.com
→ Neha Ambati | https://lnkd.in/gb4aZNuB
→ Queen Khanh | https://queenkhanh.com/

We saw something in them.

Each were shortlisted for different reasons:

→ An eye for detail
→ An eye for structure
→ An eye for creativity
→ An eye for simplicity
→ An eye for problem-solving

They're emerging.

New but unproven.

So if you're a founder or agency, here you go ❤️

Together, hopefully we can find these emerging designers their next gig!

Warmly,
🍌 Joumana

--

Ps. The last time we did this together (Yes, with YOU);

We made some designers very happy.

→ “This is by far the biggest thing that has happened to me on Li and I could never think of this if it wasn't for you guys.“
→ “I still can't stop thinking about it!.. I've received tons of Li connections from junior designers and founders of startups.“
→ “I was almost at the edge of giving up... I really got some confidence back and the believe that yes I can do design and I have got it in me.“
→ “I've been speaking to quite a few people (one big name in particular) and recently been doing some trial tasks but no news yet! Fingers crossed :)“

These are very real people 🥺

With very real outcomes we can help shape ❤️